EVENTS
Attend an Event at Lougheed House
Take part in a tour, test your trivia chops, visit for tea time, or stroll through our flower market.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Imaginarium with Recess Calgary
March 6, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Free - registration required
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Tap back into your imagination during this workshop hosted by Recess Calgary and Lougheed House. Guided by Recess’s Coach T, participants will reimagine their own creative potential by transforming parts of the house into a curiosity shop-style exhibit. With guidance from Coach T, participants will have time to create their own micro-installations which will then be displayed throughout the house. Through this creative process, participants will explore and experiment with creative placemaking, playful futurism, and how to rethink the use of public space by asking the question: “Whose imagination are we living in? All participants are also encouraged to register for and attend the Open House on March 20, where works will be displayed and family and friends are welcome.
FREE
REGISTRATION REQUIRED$15 PER PERSON
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Photo credit to Mike Tan
Women’s History Guided Tour
March 8, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
$15.00 per person - registration required
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From Lady Isabella Hardisty Lougheed to the Dominion Youth Program, Canadian Women's Army Corp, Red Cross, and the early Lougheed House Conservation Society, this house has been home to so many women-led groups over the years. In this guided house tour created in honour of International Women’s Day, you will explore a unique side to Lougheed House, all about the wonderful and strong women who have left their mark here!
$15 PER PERSON
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Beaulieu in Bloom Embroidery Workshop
March 14, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
March 18, 6:00-8:30 pm *NEW!
March 28, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
$26.00 per person - registration required
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Always wanted to try your hand at embroidery? This floral embroidery workshop is for you!Our experienced crafting facilitator will take you through the basics of embroidery, in the historic Conservatory at Lougheed House where House residents of the past once did their own handicrafts. Choose from 3 designs: tulips, pansies, or daffodils all inspired by vintage embroidery patterns and spend the afternoon crafting in good company! All supplies are included for this workshop. Recommended for beginners. Museum admission is included in your ticket, so feel free to explore the house before the workshop!
$26 PER PERSON, $22 FOR MEMBERS
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Imaginarium Show & Tell Night with Recess
March 20, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Free - Registration encouraged
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Explore Lougheed House re-imagined through this pop-up display of micro-installations created by participants of the Imaginarium workshops with Recess Calgary. Guided by Recess’s Coach T, participants reimagined their own creative potential by transforming parts of the house into a curiosity shop-style exhibit. Discover the unique results of this experiment with creative placemaking, and rethink the use of public space by asking the question: “Whose imagination are we living in?”
FREE - REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED - ALL ARE WELCOME
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Photo credit to Mike Tan
Murder Mystery Night
Presented by A Certain Flair Catering
March 21, 6:00 pm Cocktail Hour, 7:00 pm Dinner
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Welcome to Danforth Manor: where the staff are loyal, the family is awful, and the will-reading of the late Jack might just kill the mood. Think that you can solve the mystery as it unfolds around you? Enjoy a delicious 3-course dinner and speakeasy-inspired cocktails (available for purchase) throughout the main floor of historic Lougheed House while keeping a close eye on the characters of Danforth Manor to see if you can solve the murder before they can!
$135 PER PERSON (includes gratuity on the dinner)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project
On exhibition from April 2 to May 17, 2026
Included in museum admission
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Navigate the past and present of Calgary this spring with Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project! This new exhibit brings maps from the local historians, authors, and artists behind the Calgary Institute for the Humanities' Atlas Project to life at Lougheed House. Accompanied by original art pieces, artifacts, tours, workshops, and more, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project is on display from April 2nd until May 17th.
Mapping History Exhibit Launch Party
April 2, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Free - registration recommended
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Step into the map with us as we celebrate the opening of Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project at Lougheed House.
Fill a plate with snacks, grab a drink at the bar, and explore the maps and their accompanying art pieces displayed throughout the museum! We’ll keep the party going from 6:30 pm (doors at 6:15 pm) until 8:30 pm.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
April 2, 2026
Doors at 6:15 pm
Event from 6:30-8:30 pm
Queer History Artist Workshop
April 10, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Free - registration required
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In this workshop, participants will be introduced to key dates, locations, and people in Calgary's queer history, drawing on the research of local historian Kevin Allen and the artistic interpretation of that history by August Klintberg.
You will encounter visual culture of nightlife, social spaces, businesses, and more related to these histories. Klintberg will demonstrate ways his own artistic practice has drawn on queer Canadian print. You will work alone or in groups to make your own commemorative fabric patches (either sewn or hand painted/drawn on material) related to a place, idea, or person you want to celebrate from the regions 2SLGBTQIA+ communities!
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
Registration also includes museum admission, so feel free to explore the current exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project before the walk.
This event is free. Registration is required.About August Klintberg:
August Klintberg (formerly Mark Clintberg) is an artist who works in the field of art history, and is an Associate Professor at the Alberta University of the Arts. His research studies queer archives and print networks, artworks that highlight the non-visual senses, and sensory accessibility in exhibitions and museums. He is currently writing about frottage as technique, sexual practice, and metaphor in contemporary Canadian art.
Spring Afternoon Tea
Presented by A Certain Flair Catering
April 12, reservations beginning at 10:00 am
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Sprouts are sprouting, birds are cheeping, and warmer weather is on the horizon! Celebrate this welcome change in the seasons here at Lougheed House by attending our Spring Tea, presented by our wonderful catering partner, A Certain Flair Catering. Museum admission is included in your reservation, so feel free to explore the newest exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project.
$73.95 PER PERSON
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Beltline Gay History Walk
April 18, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Free - registration required
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Kevin Allen’s Beltline Gay History Walk uncovers the rich, often overlooked queer history of Calgary’s Beltline.
This guided walk highlights key sites of activism, social spaces, and everyday life that were central to the city’s 2SLGBTQ+ community. Through storytelling and place-based history, participants gain a deeper understanding of how queer people built connection, visibility, and resilience in the heart of Calgary—including the gay history of the Lougheed House itself!
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
Registration also includes museum admission, so feel free to explore the current exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project before the walk.
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.
About Kevin Allen:
Kevin is a fourth-generation Calgarian who has documented and profiled queer people and events for more than 30 years. Kevin started the Calgary Gay History Project in 2012 to uncover and preserve stories from Calgary’s 2SLGBTQ+ past (www.calgarygayhistory.ca). The Project has achieved national recognition and led to the award-winning documentary film Gross Indecency: The Everett Klippert Story, the best-selling book Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary, and the inaugural Calgary Atlas Project’s A Queer Map.
Calgary's Architecture in 40 Buildings: Behind the Map
April 21, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, doors at 6:30 pm
This is an 18+ event.
Free - registration required
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From the creators of Calgary's Architecture in 40 Buildings, join us for a talk with Graham Livesay, Phil Vandermey and Jessie Andjelic on the creation of the map and the 40 different buildings represented within.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.
Mapping the Literary Geography of 1920s Calgary: A City-building Story
April 23, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, doors at 6:30 pm
This is an 18+ event.
Free - registration required
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A century ago, Calgary was considered a “city of romance” — a unique and storied place brimming with literary inspiration. Join author and public historian Shaun Hunter at this free evening talk as she explores how the city captured the imagination of writers and other city builders during an overlooked decade in Calgary’s history.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.About Shaun Hunter:
Shaun Hunter is a Calgary writer, reader and public historian passionate about the city’s literary landscape. Her 2018 book Calgary Through the Eyes of Writers offers a reader’s journey around Calgary, from before its beginnings to the contemporary city. During her term as 2020 Historian in Residence at the Calgary Public Library, Shaun created a digital literary map of the city now marking over 600 sites. Her work has been featured in an exhibit at the Lougheed House, in the map “City of Romance: The Literary World of 1920s Calgary” with the Calgary Atlas Project, and on guided walks and presentations.
Map Launch: Road, Rail & Runway: Calgary's Forgotten Transportation History
April 30, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, doors at 6:30 pm
This is an 18+ event.
Free - registration required
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Join us as we celebrate the launch of Road, Rail & Runway: Calgary's Forgotten Transportation History — a fascinating journey through the city's rich and often overlooked transportation past. From Indigenous trails, to bicycles and streetcars, to the dreamers and entrepreneurs who brought commercial aviation to Calgary, this map tells the story of how different modes of transportation went in and out of fashion. Hear from researcher Carol Kehoe and artist Barbara Sutherland as they offer a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this unique map, and discuss the bridges, railways, and runways that shaped Calgary into the city it is today.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.
A Century of Worker’s Rights: Calgary’s Labour History Walk
May 2, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Free - registration required
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This 90-minute walking tour, beginning and ending at Lougheed House, will cover about 3 kilometres of distance and more than a century of history, discussing some of the major events in Calgary's labour history from the formation of Calgary's first union in 1886 to the teacher's strike of 2025.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
Registration also includes museum admission, so feel free to explore the current exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project before the walk.
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.About Kirk Niergarth:
Kirk Niergarth has taught Canadian history at Mount Royal University in Calgary since 2011. He is the author of The Dignity of Every Human Being: New Brunswick Artists and Canadian Culture between the Great Depression and the Cold War (2015), and is co editor of the journal Labour/Le Travail. He first gave a labour history walking tour of Calgary in 2016 and continues to learn new and surprising things about the history of workers and their organizations in this city.
Mother’s Day Tea
Presented by A Certain Flair Catering
May 9 & 10, reservations beginning at 10:00 am
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We’re celebrating all things Mum this Mother’s Day weekend! Treat the mothers in your life to fancy afternoon tea in the historic conservatory at Lougheed House, presented by our wonderful catering partner, A Certain Flair Catering - we’ll be serving tea all weekend! Museum admission is included in your reservation, so feel free to explore the newest exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project.
$73.95 PER PERSON
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Illustrate the Past: Using Photographs and Texts
May 16, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Free - registration required
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Bring the past to life through traditional hand sketching using photography as a reference! This workshop, led by artist Karen Jeane Mills, will guide you through the theory and practice of transforming photos into hand sketches. You can expect an emphasis on local history, Calgary art traditions, and respectful representation while you explore a new, old art style! All materials are provided.
Inspired to explore Calgary through new eyes? Pick up a copy of any of the maps on display from the gift shop and prepare to get to know the city in a whole new way!
Registration also includes museum admission, so feel free to explore the current exhibit, Mapping History: The Calgary Atlas Project before the walk.
This is a FREE event. Registration is required.About Karen Mills:
Karen Jeane Mills is an illustrator based in Calgary, Alberta. She studied art at NSCAD University and graphic design at NSCC, both in Nova Scotia. Within her freelance studio Prairie Crop Design, she creates art pieces, brand suites, and education resources drawing on local history, the prairie bioregion, and public life.
“The House of Story speaker series was an informative, exceptional evening. As a monumental place filled with history, Lougheed House’s educational events go beyond the house’s own story.”
- Karen K.
“Being a vendor at the Harvest Market was a wonderful surprise—from the house to the gardens to the tremendous community turnout. There are so many fun, cool ways for the community to engage with this incredible historic site. Lougheed House is a place for everyone.”
- Nicole M.
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